Automatic weighing-scale.



H. B. OSGOOD'. AUTOMATIC WIGHINGISQALE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

Patented Jan. A9, A915.

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H. B. OSGOOD.

` AUTOMATIC WBIGHING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1l, 191.2. Llgf@ Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

H. B. OSGOOD.

AUTOMATIC WEIGHING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 11, 191? 19,

H. B. osGooD.

AUTOMATIC WEIGEING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

1,125,874. Patented Jan.19,1915.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

H. B. OSGOGBJ AUTOMATIC WEIGHING SCALE,

APPLICATION FILED 111111.11, 1912.

iajented 59,11. 19, 1915.

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UNITED sTaTEs PATENT ormoni EIORATIO BONAP'. os'eoon, or srniivemmm, oHIo,A nssIGNon To SPRINGFIELD, oHIo.

JOHN E. IBOWIVIAN, OF

AUTOMATIC WneEING-SCALE'.

To all lwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HoRATIo BONAR lClscoon, Va citizen of the United States, re-

siding` at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Qhio, have invented certain `new and useful Improvements in Automatic Weighing-Scales, of which the following is .indicators of comparatively small area Aand a .specication.`

This Invention relates to improvements in scales and particularly to that class of scales known as automatic, in which the weight of the load is automatically indicated on a dial or indicator.` .Lf'

The particular objectof this invention is to secure a wide range of indication with to secure this result without departing from approved scientiiic scale construction. In accomplishing this object I employ means for` automatically adding is insufficient to counterbalance the load, and

' means for indicating the weight value ot' the counterpoise weight so added. I accomplish this object and the result by the construction illustrated -in the accompanying` drawings in whichl A Figure 1 is a sectional elevation view enibodying my invention. Fig. 2 is adetail view showing theelectr'omagnet parts at the lfree end'of the beam. Fig. 3 is an elevation auxiliary indicator or gage.

partly in section with some of the parts eliminated. Fig. l is a d etail View of a porftion of the same. Fig. 5 isa sectional elevation of certain of the operating parts shown in a different position of adjustment. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation at right angles to the beam showing the arrangement of the main and supplemental beam and some of the parts for adjusting the weightmechanism.'

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view of the indicating mechanism. Fig. 8 is a horizontal view taken beneath the indicating mechanism showing some of the cage supporting.

Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional view of the same. plan and side elevation of poise weights:

Figs. 13 and 14 are respectively a Figs. 15, 1 and 17 are detail views of the parts shown in Fig. 10. Y

Specification of Letters Patent.

counterpoise Vweight when the normal counterpoise weight Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

i Application ledidarch 11, 1912. Serial No. 683,157.

Like 'parts are indicated by similar characters of references in the several' views. In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated my invention only, it being understood that it may be attached to and employed with any of the usual forms of load receivers, preferably of the platform variety.

lIn the said drawings outer casing 1 (Fig. l)

is employed to inclose the mechanism, and

in this casing is the usual weighing beam 2 pivoted at 3 on a suitable bracket 4, in casing 1, and from this beam extends the usual load supporting rod 5, which is connected to the platform levers in the usual and suitable way. Rod 5 is pivotally connected to pendulum 6, which forms a 'counter-balance for a load or that part there- Y of, the weight of which can be legibly indicated on a dial of reasonable size. From beam'2 link 7 extends upwardly and is pivoted to the outer end of segment arm 8 pivoted vat 9 in the upper part of the casing, as shown in Fig. 1, and provided with toothed segment 10, which meshes with pinion 11 upon the indicator shaft 12 which carries an indicator hand 13 adapted to be moved over dial 14 and thus indicate the position of beam 2, as counterbalanced by pendulum 6, and consequently by the load on the platform. The graduations on dial 14,; as I have illustrated it, runs from 0 to 1000, the graduations in this case representing units of 10. These graduations, however, may represent units of greater or less weight value, this particular part of the mechanism forming no part of my inventionl In Fig. 1, I have'shown at the side of the' main beam-2 a supplemental beam 15 having poises 16 and 17 which can be adjusted for tare and balance purposes in the-usual manner. This'supplemental beam is preferably secured tothe side of the main beam and the outer casing is offset o r countersunk as -shown in Fig. 6 so that beam 15 may be outside of the casing While the main beam is inside the, casing. The free end of the beam 2 preferably plays between suitable .electromagnetic poles or stops 18 and stop 419, which are preferably made adjustable, the

limitation of the movement of the beam permitting suicient play-to cause the hand to coperate with the graduated and ungraduated sections of the dial. Poles 1.8 are connected with electromagnet A by connection `els beyond the graduated section and stops in the ungraduated section. Itis when this occurs that my invention applies, and which I will now describe.. Pivoted to beam 2 at point is poise rod 21, having a poise pan y 22. This is the usual poise weight receiver or poise pendant of the ordinary scale. The

poise pendant is inclosed in cage 23, but is not connected therewith, poiserod 21 being extended through the cage and free from contact therewith. This cage carries a series of poise weights 24 which are adapted under certain conditions to be deposited on poise pan 22 and each weight when thus deposited is preferably adapted to counterbalance a load equal to the capacity of dial 14, in this case 1000 pounds. Gage 23 is normally 'supported from two fiexlb'le connec-` tions 25 which are attached to the upper part of the cage at 2G and extend upwardly over supporting pulleys 27 journaled on suitable bearings in the casing and connected to pulleys 28 on shaft 29 also journaled in the casing 1 (Fig. 8). This shaft 29 carries pinion 30 which meshes with gear 31 attached to shaft 32, and this shaft carries at one end arm 33 which projects downwardly within the casing and normally rests in contact with projecting finger 34near, one end of shaft 35, (F ig; l) which carries near its other' end trip arm 36 which'projects longitudinally below 'and substantially'parallel with main -beam 2. Shaft 32 projects through the front of the casing and on the end of the shaft at the outside of the casing is crank 37.

ft will be seen that, upon turning crank 37 (Fig. l) so as to rotate shaft 32, the cage can be raised or lowered as gear 31 (Fig. 8) meshes'. with pinion 30 and thus rotates shaft 29 and pulleys 28,- whi'ch will wind up or payout flexible connections 25. In nor,- malposition, however, the weight of the cage has a tendency to turn shaft 32, but -it is prevented from so doing by arm 33 resting againstfinger 34. So that so long as longitudinal trip arm 36' is in its normal position the cage will be held in itsl normal position in `which both the cage Vand poise Aweights supported thereby are free from poise rod 21 and poise pan 22. The cage is preferably connected to the piston of the dash pot 38, by flexible connection 39 passing over pulley 40 and around one of the Vpulleys 28 to which it is fastened, so that as the cage goes down the piston goes-up, this construction being used to prevent a sudden dropping of the cage when released as hereinafter described. Main beam 2 is also provided with a dash pot to preventv lengths. Those carried in the lower part of the cage having the shortest arms, the arms successively increasing in length to the top. These arms are adapted to be engaged by projections 23a on the cage, these projections also being graduated in length to correspond,jthe longer ones at the bottom, the shorter ones at the top, the purpose' being to provide clearance so that the weights can be deposited or recovered without interference. jections from the cage are staggered.

On one side of the c`age-t here is a series of projections or shoulders 4'1 and there is pivoted in the casing adjacent to the cage, bell crank 42 which carries at its lower end pivoted pawl 43 which normally stands in 'line with the shoulders or projections 41`and when in its normal position would successively engage these shoulders 41, if the cage was lowered, the irst one of these projections being so engaged that when it rests in conta'ct with pawl 43, the first poise weight will rest on poise pan22. Pawl' 43, being pivoted in the lower end of bell crank, will yield upwardly, as shown in Fig. 17 to permit the parts to pass in returning to normal position. The space between the poise pan and the first poi/se weight and successively between the different weights is such as to allow the full vibration of beam 2 without causing the poise pan to contact with the first poise .weight or any poise weight on the poise pan to contact with its nearest weight on the cage.

The horizontal arm' of bell crank 42 stands substantially parallel -to beam 2 and is connected thereto by link 44, the lower end of which embraces the horizontal arm of bell crank 42 and is provided with slotted openings 45 which permit beam 2 to swing almost to its upper position beforeI the lower ends of the slotted openings 45 engage the pivot 46 fitted in the bell crank arm. When the beam swings to its eX- treme upper position (Fig. 3) link 44 will connect with pivot 46, drawing up slightly the horizontal arm of bell crank 42 withdrawing pawl 43 from line of shoulders` 41. Cage 23 is preferably arranged to slide up and down in bracket 47, (Fig. l), supported on the inside of the. case and having ways 48 in which slide tapered bearings 49 which permit' the cage to move up and down without lateral displacement.

For still further clearance the proj* In the upper part of the casing near pinion 1,1 (Figs. 1,17,- 9)l which carries the indicatinghand, there is a shaft 50 Which carries atone end asu'pplementa' dial or indicator 5,1. This supplemental dial or in# dicator l is placedbehind dial 14 and cooperates with an opening or openings there in. Invthis case dial 14 is provided-With two openings 53 andv 54 'and there are .two

sets of numbers onl dial v51 cdperating therewith one set consist-ing Yof a single number representing the vcapacity of dialv 14, in this case 1000, andi the other set consistin g of numbers from zeroto the ultimate capacityof the scale inv units'l preferably equivalent to the capacity of the dial 14,

vso-that as the shaftf-z32 4is. rotated supplemental indicator 51will be correspondingly moved. I

As thus described loads Within the ca- 'pacity of dia-l 14, 1000 pounds in this case,

can be weighed in the usual manner Without affecting the Vposition of the cage or the poise Weights supported therein or the position of dial 51, the'weight on the plat- .form being' counterbalanced'by pendulum 6 and indicated on dial 14. Vith alo'adon the platform greater than the capacity of dial 14, the' indicating hand moves to .the blank sectior beyond the 1000 mark and between 1000 and zero. At the same time beam 2 is raised to its uppermost position against poles or stops 18 and consequently paifvl 43 of bell crank 42 is Withdrawn out of line with shoulders 41, as previously eX plained. Also as beam 2 reaches its highest position, plate E is brought into contact with poles 18, thus completing the current of the eleetromagnet parts, and magnetizing electi'omagnet A, `which has sufficient power to attract trip arm 36 until the consequent rotating of shaft 35 releases finger 34 from I arm 33, when the Weight Vof thecage rotates shaft and the cage descends, as heretofore explained. The degree of the descent of the cage is governed by the Weight of the load, for whenever sufficient counterpoise Weight is deposited on the poise pendant by the descending cage plus the counter- Y poise Weight ofthe pendulum, to more than counterbalance the Weight ofthe load, beam 2 moves down from its highest position, link 44 releases bell crank arm 42 Which takes its normal position, bringing paWl 43 -in line to engage the proper shoulder on theca'geand thus' prevent a further descent thereof. For example; with a load of 1200 pounds, .when one (1) counterpoise weight is deposited on the poise pan, sufficient counterweight is a ded to more'than counterbalance the load. Hencev beam l2 moves down, link 44 releases bell crank 42, pawl .43 engages the first shoulder on the cage and preventsfurther-descent thereof. With a load of; 9,200 poundslthe above operation will be repeated. except that the cage will be permitted to descend until nine (9) poise Weightshave been deposited on the poise pan. Then'pawl .43, after the eighth shoulder has passed Will move in line and engage the ninthshoulder. -Asheretofore explained dial 'l-vmoves in.uniso.n with the cage so that when the latter .descends the figures at opening 54 are Withdrawn and the figures at the opening .53 changed `so as to represent the Weight value of the poise Weight or Weights deposited on the poise pan.

Fig. 5 illustrates the-'position of the parts With. a load ofl 5500 pounds on the platiiform. After Weighing aload exceeding the capacity of dial ,14, ,the hand will return to 0 when the cage has been returned to its normal position by operating crank 37 and the load removed. But it will not be necessary to return the cage to normal position when succeeding loads are of similar or greater Weight. In such cases, it is only necessary to again raise or release trip 36, but as the cage 26 is now resting on pawl 43 the Weight of a succeeding load, cans;V

ingan upward movement. of beam 2, may not Abe sufficient to withdraw paivl 43. Therefore trip' 36 is connected by link 59 to onelend of lever 58, pivoted in the casing and ,having at its opposite end a rigid part formed with shoulder 60. Vhen the trip 36 is raised shoulder 60 pushes out bell crank arm and disengages pawl 43. It will now be understood that, when the added counterpoise Weight more than counterbalances the load, beam 2 moves down to the point of equilibrium in 'unison with the movement of the pendulum weight to counterbalance the load. It will now be manivfest that theWeight of anyload within the `manually operated. Fig. l shows construction employing theV electrical parts-fwhile Figs. 3 and 4 show construction-requiring manual operation of trip 36. i

Inasmuch as the movementivhiclriwith- .draws the paWl 43 on the bell crank' 42 must take place after the indicating hand reaches the limit of the primary indication and enters in the non-graduated section on the dial, there is a possibility that, when the load on the scale is but a trifle ovel1 the amount represented by the multiple weights 24, such for instance as in this case two thousand 'and five pounds, the addition of one Weight or one thousand pounds might move the beam Vback sufficiently to allow pawl i3 to engage the cage and thus drop one Weight tool few. This is particularly true when the trip` is operated manually. In such case the trip is again operated by the handle 36a, which causes the shoulder 60 `to move outwardly and force the pawl 4:3 out of engagement and thus allows the cage to drop another notch. In other words, if after tripping arm 36 the indicator should' still remain in blank section a second tripping will cause another Weight to be deposited and an accurate counterbalance will result. Vhen the electromagnetic arrangement is used the adjustment may be made finer and is not so likely to occur, and in any event it only occurs in a, scale in which the dial represents a large capacity scale and when the load is approximately equal to that represented by the capacity of the dial or multiples thereof.

The stop 6l projecting from the case is provided to limit the movement of the bell crank arm 42.

A distinctive feature of this invention is that for Weighing a load of dial capacity or less than dial capacity, there is shown an v automatic weighing machine, preferably of the pendulum type which is complete in` and of itself and operates independent of the supplemental counter-balancing device. For all purposes the supplemental counterbalancing device is only called into use for weighing loads exceeding the dial capacity and until required for that kind of weighing it is entirely disconnected from the scale proper, but yis adapted to be put into operation when needed and then becomes a part of the automatic Weighing machine. By employing in this supplemental counterbalancing device a Weight supporting device of the character described herein, there is little or no danger of inaccurate resultsA and it will be apparent that unless tl e parts are accurately connected together, themachine cannot operate properly. For. instance, if a load upon the platform weighs sixty-nine hundred and ninety pounds themovement of the weight supporting carrier must be accurately arranged lest itm'ove a little too far and" thereby deposit another one thousand pound Weight'upon the poise, applying counter-balance thereby for a load of seven thousand pounds instead of sixtynine hundred. There is purposely employedA a substantially rigid supporting memberv normally disconnected. from the scale.

' vamasar.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination of a load receiver, a beam, a counter-balance and indicating devices comprising a machine complete in itself for automatically indicating the weights of loads applied to said receiver with supplemental parts including an additional indicating device and a supporting member and supplemental counterbalances thereon coperating with said additional indicating device, means for holding said supplemental parts disconnected from the first mentioned scale whereby the first mentioned scale may operate independent of said parts, means for shifting. said supplemental counterbalances from said supporting member, and vmeans connected with -said'iirst mentioned scale for receiving counterbalances applied to it from said supporting member, substantially as specified.

2.. The combination of a load receiver,.a beam, a counterbalance normally connected to said beam, and an indicating device, comprising an automatic pendulum scale for weighing loads applied to said receiver, Witha supplemental counter-balancing device comprising a supplemental rigid supporting'member, and a plurality of counterbalances supported thereby, means fornormally holding said supporting device, and

means for releasing said'device for applying automatically additional counter 'bal anceto said beam, substantially as specified. l 3. In a scale, the combination of a load receiver, a beam fulcrumed at a point intermediate its ends, a pendulum counterbalance connected to said beam near one end thereof, a dlal indicating device connected to said beam for automatically indicating the weights of primary loads, and a supplemental movable counter-balancing deviceA normally disconnected from the scale whereby the scale will indicate the weights of primary loads independent of the supplemental counter-balancing device, said last mentioned device comprising a carrier and counter-balances supported thereby,

said carrier .being operated by gravity, and

'means for` holding said carrier, together with means` for releasing same lfor automatically applying counter-balance .t0 said beam for the purpose speciiied.

4. In a scale, a load receiver, a counterpoise adapted in different positions to sup-A port different loads on said load receiver, an

indicator indicating the different positions of said counter-poise, supplemental weights normally separated from, but adapted to be connected to, said counter-poise, a support for said weights, and a counterbalancing device -for said support, and-a manually operated trip for said support and a supplemental trip automatically loperated by the movement ofthe counterpoisewhen lthe suppleinentary weights counterbalance the load on the receiver.

5. In a scale as described, a weight beam, a weight receiver on said beam, a series of weights carried in proximity to said weight receiver, but detached therefrom, a support for said weights having projections ofidifferent lengths, projections of correspondingly different lengths on said weights, the projections on the support and on the weights being arranged in sets, the projections for ea ch set being' staggered with reference to the projections of the other` set as set forth.

6. In a scale as described, in connection with a pivoted beam, a weight receiver connected to said beam, and a weight support adjacent said weight receiver but detached therefrom, weights normally in said weight support, a holding device for said support, manually operated means for said holding device, said holding device including a latch connected to said manually operated means to hold sai'd support until the holding mechanism is released, and an automatically operated holding mechanism connected with and operated by said beam when in one position to .release said weights and in another position to engage said weight support and prevent the further movement of said weights as set forth.

7. In a scale, a vibrating beam, a Weight receiver connected thereto, a counterpoise in the form of a pendulum also connected to said beam, an auxiliary or tare beam, an indicator connected to said beam adapted to show the load on the receiver as determined by the position of said beam, a dash pot for said beam, a weight receiver also connected to said beam, a weight support carrying weights each representing a counterbalancing, effect equal to the capacity of the indicator, a dash pot for said support, means for holding said weight support in its normal position and for releasing same, and

tripping mechanism actuated by said beam when in one position to permit said weight support to descend and successively vdeposit said weights on said weight receiver under the iniiuence of said dash pot until said Vbeam moves from its said position and to automaticallyengage and hold said support when said weights have been` deposited, and an indicator connected to said support'to indicate the number of-weights deposited as and for the purpose specified.'

8. In a scale as described, a weight support.

and a Weight receiver, a seriesV of weights in said weight support each. having` projecting arms, and a series ofv projections in said weight support, said weight support and supporting projections being arranged in sets with the supporting bars in one set staggered with reference to the bars of the other set and the supporting projections in the differentsets being of different length whereby the weights may be separately supported and spaced and be permitted to be successively deposited on the weight receiver by the movement of the Weight support as set forth.

9. In a scale as described, a weight support Vand weight receiver, a series of weights in said weight support, a moving counterbalancingpart to which said weight rel ceiver is attached, and a bell crank arm having a pawl adapted to be operated by said moving part, and projections on said weight support` corresponding to the weights in said support to be engaged by said pawl whereby the movement of`the moving counter-- poise will automatically releasel or retain the weight support. 10. In a scale or weighing machine, a loa receiver, a primary counterpoise, an indicator operating in unison therewith to indicate the weight of loads within the limit of the said counter-poise; auxiliary counterpoise devices normally disconnected from the scale adapted to beadjusted to provide additional counterpoise to counterbalanceloads exceeding the limit of the primary counterpoise and means for changing the indication with each said load so as to indicate the weight thereof, through the capacity of the scale.

11. In a scale suoli as described, having a primary counter-balancing device and supplemental counterbalancing devices, means for holding same normally inactive butA adapted to become active by means influenced by the load so. as to add suflicient` .mental device, manually operated means,

`and an actuating device connected therewith for disengagingl said connections between the primary and supplemental counterbalance, connections between the indicator and both counterbalancing devices for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of March, 1912.

HORATIO BONAR OSGrOOD.v AW'itnesses -EFFA' M. SMITH, CEAS. I. WELCH. 

